The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-09-16
Alliance Headquarters.

o Frank VI. Cockerell, as the Ip-
j resentative of the business menof
Dallas has signed contracts VIII
) the National and State Farmes'
Alliances, by the conditions {
which they receive $4,000 bonu,
temporary headquarters, exchane
= Offices and a valuable lot 200x10
on Jefferson and Wood streets, fol
whice the alliances guarantee t,
make Dallas their national ant
state headquarters, a distributing
point for supplies and depot fol-
the sale Of cotton to the mills; ais,
/ to erect on the lot a four-stor,
building to be used as headquar.
tiers, and a cotton, grain and live
stock exchange; also to erect q
cotton factory, on which at least
100000 must be expended within
two years, the people of Dallas to
furnish a site for the factory
Failing in the performance of the
contract, the alliance is to forfeit
the grounds given them and all
Improvements thereon. For a
factory site fifty acres of the Car
nth estate has been agreed upon.
The national and state officers and
chief Of the alliance Will be sta
toned here. To erect the ex-
change and perfect other prelim-
inaries an assessment of 81 a head
viii be levied next month, and a
like assessment in November, the
proceeds Of which are estimated
at nearly 100000. For manufac-
turing enterprises stock will be ia
ken by members of the alliance
whose children viii have the pref
erence Of employment in the fac
tories.
DIR. Maeune, president of the
National alliance, has written from
Boston that he has effected ar
engagements by which the eastern
mill viii buy through the exchange.
The plan is to hold the cotton in
bulk at county yards, use the
receipts as collateral and forward
ing samples to the exchange,
where they will be graded. The
mills viii send tabs to the ex-
change and the latter will have
The officers of the exchange say
they are sure of handling 100000
bales this year, and that adyan-
tageous terms are being made with
the railroads. The alliance has
an agent in each productive coun-
ty who Is a bonded officer, and
whose duty it is to report monthly
on the state of the crop, scarcity
and surplus of products, etc.
A meeting of the directors Of
the Dallas Cotton ann Wooln mills
viii be held on Saturday, prepare
tory to active operations which
viii be commenced next week.
Col. VIII Lambert, who assisted
in managing the anti-prohibitior
campaign, Is reported as saying
that the executive committee spent
/ $4,000 and that it was not hall
enough, a single days bill for post
age being 500. Col. Lambert
says Judge Clark came out at
least $1,000 dollars behind and
paid his assessment with check:
against his own bank account.
Greer county settlers want Gov
Ross to call an extra session of the
Legislature for the purpose of put
ting the lands of the comfy OF
sale to actual settlers. The Gov
ernor thinks that the settlers had
better lease the lands until the
Legislature meets, and that at it;
next session the Legislature viii
place the lands on the market fol
sale to actual settlers.
Concerning the question of hi.
denomination, Mr.. Cleveland said
+ 1t seems to be the universal be
lief that a president must desire
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